💻🔵 🟩 INTC – Surges 5% on AI Partnership Momentum & Record-Breaking Benchmark Win

⬆️ Intel (INTC) extended its 2025 rally past +105%, jumping +5.03% for a 4th straight session after posting a profit rebound and unveiling major AI partnerships with Nvidia, Supermicro, and Micron. Its new Panther Lake Core Ultra chips and record STAC-M3™ benchmark results highlight a resurgence in AI and data computing, while deals with Disrupt-X and Rekeep boost global infrastructure momentum.

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🧠 What’s Driving the Move?

• EPS $0.23 on $13.7B revenue — beat forecasts. 📊📈

• AI-backers: Nvidia ($5B), SoftBank ($2B), US Gov (9.9%)💸📈

• Supermicro + Micron collab sets new trading-benchmark highs. 🤖🗄

• Edge-AI & smart-city MoU with Disrupt-X + Rekeep. 🌐♻️

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📊 Daily Gain: 5.03%
📍 Resistance: 42.00 → 27.40
📍Support: 35.60 → 35.60

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⚠️ Momentum Alert:
A close above 42.00 opens a 44.50 breakout , while a pullback to 40.00, keeps uptrend intact.

🅿️💳 PYPL – Pops +3.9% On OpenAI Deal, Dividend & Raised Outlook

⬆️ PayPal jumped +3.9%, extending a 4-day rally after unveiling its first $0.14 dividend, a $6B buyback, and a partnership with OpenAI for instant ChatGPT checkout. Q3 results topped forecasts ($8.42B rev, $1.34 adj EPS) and FY25 EPS was raised to $5.35–$5.39. Venmo growth and higher transaction-margin dollars lifted sentiment, though smaller basket sizes tempered late gains.

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🧠 What’s Driving the Move?

• OpenAI tie-up fuels AI-commerce momentum. ֎📈

• Shareholder Returns: Dividend + ~$6B buybacks show confidence. 💸📊

• Guidance Up: FY adj EPS and transaction margin dollars nudged higher. 📊📈

• Operational Beats: TPV +8% y/y to ~$458B; branded checkout +5% ⚙️📈

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📊 Daily Gain: +3.94%
📍 Resistance: 76.10 → 78.22
📍 Support: 66.00 → 60.24

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⚠️ Momentum Alert:
Big upside wick from 79–78.6 signals supply. A close above 76.20 opens 78.6. Failure to reclaim 76.00 risks a 72.00 retest.

🇬🇧1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ UK100 – Breaks Above 9,800 to Fresh Record Highs as Miners and Corporate Upgrades Power Gains

⬆️ FTSE 100 surges past 9,800, marking its 8th straight gain and new all-time high, powered by miners, banks, and upbeat Q3 earnings. Optimism around US–China trade progress and a softer pound lifted sentiment.

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🧠 What’s Driving the Move?

• GSK +4% after strong Q3 results and higher FY EPS outlook (10–12% vs 6–8%). 💊📈

• Next PLC +5% on its fourth FY26 guidance upgrade. 🛍📈

• Glencore +6%, Anglo American, Rio Tinto +2% on copper supply tightness and trade thaw. ⚒️📈

• Softer UK GDP and Trump–Xi APEC talks further boosted mood. 🇺🇸🤝🇨🇳

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📊 Daily Gain: +0.50%
📍 Resistance: 9,800 → 9,900
📍 Support: 9,700 → 9,600

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⚠️ Momentum Alert:
Still overbought but firm. A close above 9,800 opens 9,900. Below hold 9,700 risks 9,600 mild pullback.

🥇 XAU/USD – Rebounds +1.50% Above $4,000 Ahead of Fed Rate Cut Decision

⬆️ Gold snaps a 3-day losing streak, reclaiming $4,000 as traders positioned for the Fed’s rate call. Short-covering after testing $3,886—the 3-week low—helped spark a rebound, with markets pricing a 25 bps cut to 3.75%–4.00%.

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🧠 What’s Driving the Move?

• Fed Focus: Markets expect a 25 bps cut to 3.75%–4.00%; dovish hints could extend gold’s recovery. 🇺🇸✂️

• Geopolitics: Trump–Xi APEC meeting eyed. 🇺🇸🤝🇨🇳

• Positioning: Profit-taking & bargain buying. 💰📉📈

• Macro: Softer CPI, weaker labor tone aid gold. 🌐📊📈

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📊 Daily Gain: +1.50%
📍 Resistance: 4,350 → 4,500
📍 Support: 3,900 → 3,800

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⚠️ Momentum Alert:
Eyes on a rebound continuation if the Fed leans dovish. A close above $4,100 open buys to $4,350. However, renewed risk appetite from U.S.–China trade optimism may cap upside near $4,200 short term.

⚠️🚜 CAT – Explodes to Record Highs on Q3 Beat & AI-Power Demand

⬆️ Caterpillar (CAT) surged +11.63% to $596.21 ATH after Q3 EPS $4.95 vs $4.52 est. and revenue $17.64B (+9.5% y/y). Growth was driven by Energy & Transportation (+17%) as power-gen sales jumped 31% on surging AI data-center demand. A record $39.8B backlog and the $728M RPMGlobal deal added optimism, offsetting tariff cost risks.

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🧠 What’s Driving the Move?

• EPS beat and revenue growth boost confidence. 📊📈

• AI/data-center tailwinds power E&T +17% 🤖🗄📈

• Record backlog ~$39.8B adds visibility. 🛒📈

• RPMGlobal acquisition expands mining tech. 🤝⛶

• Tariff headwinds remain a watchpoint. 🇺🇸🏛

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📊 Daily Gain: +11.63%
📍 Resistance: 600.00 → 620.00
📍 Support: 580.00 → 541.00

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⚠️ Momentum Alert:
Holding above $580 keeps bulls in control for a $600–$620 run. A quick fade below $541 risks a $514 gap-fill toward as traders reassess tariff/margin guidance.

👁‍🗨🟩 NVDA — Tags Record Highs on $5T Milestone & $500B AI-Order Bombshell

⬆️ NVIDIA surged after briefly crossing the $5T mark as CEO Jensen Huang revealed ~$500B in AI-chip visibility and plans to build seven U.S. supercomputers, fueling optimism ahead of Trump–Xi talks on export policy.

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🧠 What’s Driving the Move?

• $500B Blackwell/Rubin pipeline through 2026. 🛒📈

• DOE’s seven-supercomputer build strengthens Nvidia’s data-center moat. 🏛🏆

• Trump–Xi meeting sparks hopes for looser chip export curbs. 🇺🇸🤝🇨🇳

• Tight AI-chip supply keeps hyperscalers buying; SK Hynix sold out 🤖🗄📈

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📊 Daily Gain: +2.99%
📍 Resistance: 210.00 → 220.00
📍 Support: 200.00 → 195.00

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⚠️ Momentum Alert:
Above $200 keeps the squeeze toward $210–$220 live. Failure back below $195/192.6 risks a $180 fade toward.

🇭🇰5️⃣0️⃣ HK50 — Slips -1.9% as Trade Optimism Fades and Profit-Taking Kicks In

⬇️ The Hang Seng reversed early gains, ending a 5-day rebound as traders turned cautious ahead of China’s PMI and Hong Kong’s Q3 GDP. Sentiment cooled after the Trump–Xi meeting delivered few surprises, with markets doubting the durability of the proposed truce.

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🧠 What’s Driving the Move?

• The Trump–Xi deal to trim fentanyl tariffs and suspend rare-earth curbs was met with skepticism over follow-through. 🇺🇸🏳️🇨🇳

• Tech and property stocks led losses — Techtronic (-5%), Sunny Optical (-4.8%), Prada (-4.3%), Trip.com (-3.4%). 💻🏚📉

• Cautious Tone – Traders defensive before PMI & GDP prints. 🇨🇳📊

• Global Backdrop – Fed cut 25 bps but signaled no further easing. 🇺🇸✂️🗣

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📊 Daily Loss: -1.90%
📍 Resistance: 27,250 → 27,880
📍 Support: 25,010 → 24,240

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⚠️ Momentum Alert:
Failure to hold 26 200 risks a drop to 25 010, while a break above 27 250 opens 27 880 upside.

🥇 XAU/USD — Snaps 4-Day Slide as Central Banks Boost Bullion Bid

⬆️ Gold rebounds +1.80% sub $4,000 as renewed central-bank buying and mild USD softness support prices after Powell’s cautious 25 bps cut tempered December rate-cut bets.

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🧠 What’s Driving the Move?

• Central-bank buying rose 28% QoQ to 220 tons (Kazakhstan & Brazil led). 🏦🇰🇿🇧🇷📈

• Powell signaled further cuts “not foregone,” keeping yields firm. ⚠️🇺🇸✂️

• Trump–Xi trade truce eased risk fears. 🇺🇸🤝🇨🇳

• ECB won’t ease until 2026, limiting upside. 🇪🇺📉

• ETF inflows and stagflation hedging add support. 🌐⚠️

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📊 Daily Loss: -1.90%
📍 Resistance: 4,350 → 4,400
📍 Support: 3,900 → 3,800

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⚠️ Momentum Alert:
Holding above $3,900 keeps rebound bias intact. Reclaiming $4,020 opens a $4,350 retest , while failure below $3,900 risks a $3,800 slide.

💊🔬 LLY – Surges Toward $855 as Weight-Loss Drug Boom Drives Outlook Hike

⬆️ Eli Lilly (LLY) rallied +3.81% after a beat-and-raise Q3, posting EPS of $7.02 on $17.6 B revenue and lifting FY 2025 guidance to $63–63.5 B in sales and $23.00–$23.70 EPS. Strong Zepbound (+185 % YoY) and Mounjaro (+109 % YoY) demand, the Cipla India partnership, and pipeline optimism for oral GLP-1 drug orforglipron strengthened sentiment.

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🧠 What’s Driving the Move?

• Guidance Lift: Raised 2025 revenue and profit forecasts above Wall Street estimates. 🏦📈

• GLP-1 Demand: Zepbound & Mounjaro dominate. 🌐💊

• Global Reach: Cipla tie-up expands India footprint. 💊🇮🇳

• Pipeline Strength: Oral GLP-1 adds long-term upside 💊🔮📈

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📊 Daily Gain: +3.81%
📍 Resistance: 855.30 → 989.90
📍 Support: 799.60 → 769.00

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⚠️ Momentum Alert:
LLY eyes an 855 breakout. A close above 855 opens 898–929, while rejection risks 800–769 pullback.

🔵♾️ META — AI Capex Shock Triggers 11% Slide; Jumbo Bond Sale Adds Pressure

⬇️ Meta sank -11.33% after hiking 2025 capex to $70–72B with a faster ramp in 2026, unveiling a $25–30B multi-tranche bond and posting a GAAP EPS hit from a $16B tax charge. Core ads grew 26% Y/Y, but margin compression, Reality Labs losses, and only in-line Q4 revenue guide kept sellers in control.

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🧠 What’s Driving the Move?

• Runaway spend narrative: Bigger AI/data-center capex and higher 2026 opex test patience. 🤖💸

• Balance-sheet shift: New bond sale widens spreads; free cash flow pressured by capex. 📊🏦

• Headline miss optics: GAAP EPS $1.05 (tax charge); ex-charge $7.25. 📊📉

• Tape reaction: One of META’s largest 1-day drops in 3 yrs; volatility spike. 📉🗓

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📊 Daily Loss: -11.33%
📍 Resistance: 682.90 → 695.20
📍 Support: 659.40 → 626.30

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⚠️ Momentum/Structure:
Below 695–705 keeps downside bias. A close below 659 exposes 626/586. Reclaiming 705 opens 780.